He pleaded guilty to stealing three packs of Gillette razor blades worth £70.47 from Boots, in Tamworth, on April 11; and stealing four packs of Gillette razor blades worth £94.47 from the same store on April 14.

He also admitted stealing goods worth £589.91 from Boots, in Burton, on July 7; stealing goods worth £685.50 from the same store in Coopers Square on July 8; and again stealing stealing goods worth £573.44 from the shop on July 9.

He also admitted breaching a suspended sentence.

Wright, of Springfields, Coleshill, Birmingham, has been jailed for 34 weeks.

Other cases to go before the court included:

Mark Bailey, 22, of Bird Street, Lichfield. Admitted possession of heroin and crack cocaine in Burton on June 23. Made the subject of a 12-month community order Fined £50 and ordered to pay £60 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.